Port Keats Airfield
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| Port Keats Airfield [1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: PKT - ICAO: YPKT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Wadeye, Northern Territory | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 91 ft (28 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16/34 | 4,626 | 1,410 | Asphalt |
Port Keats Airfield (IATA: PKT, ICAO: YPKT) is an airport at Wadeye, Northern Territory (Port Keats) in Australia.
[edit] World War II
During World War II, the airfield was utilised as a Royal Australian Air Force an emergency landing ground for fighters and bombers returning from flying operations over the Netherlands East Indies.
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